Joe Stephens (footballer) explained
| Joe Stephens |
| Fullname: | Joseph Martin Stephens |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Preston |
| Statsend: | 1911 |
| Years1: | 1911 |
| Games Goals1: | 8 (2) |
Joseph Martin Stephens (23 July 1887 – 25 November 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Samuel Stephens (1838–1892),[2] and Jane Stephens (1844–1923), née Moyle,[3] Joseph Martin Stephens was born at Queenscliff, Victoria on 23 July 1887.
Football
North Melbourne (VFA)
He played six senior matches for North Melbourne.[4]
Williamstown (VFA)
Cleared from North Melbourne, he played one game for Williamstown, against Brunswick on 30 April 1910.[5]
Preston (VFA)
On 18 May 1910 he was cleared from Williamstown to Preston.[6]
St Kilda (VFL)
On 28 April 1911 he was cleared from Preston to St Kilda.[7]
He played the first of his eight senior matches, against Geelong, at the Junction Oval on 29 April 1911, and the last, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park on 17 June 1911.
Death
He died (suddenly) in Melbourne on 25 November 1935.[8]
References
- Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.846.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73593361 Queenscliff's Sad Fatality, The Queenscliff Sentinel, Drysdale, Portarlington and Sorrento Advertiser, (Saturday, 22 October 1892), p.1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2004071 Deaths: Stephens, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 July 1923), p.1.
- http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Stephens,__NM07.php Stephens, _NM07, The VFA Project.
- http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1910-R01-G01.php Game Details, The VFA Project.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10857425 Association Clubs, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 May 1910), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196198619 Football League Meeting, The Age, (Saturday, 29 April 1911), p.16.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11858246 Deaths: Stephens, The Argus, (Tuesday, 26 November 1935), p.1.
